Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.57
Māyā Cannot Touch the Kāraṇa Ocean
“Māyā-śakti resides outside the Kāraṇa Ocean. Māyā cannot touch its waters.”
What the purport teaches
- Māyā-śakti resides outside the Kāraṇa Ocean.
- Māyā cannot touch the waters of that ocean.
- The verse distinguishes māyā’s place outside the ocean from the waters she cannot touch.
Try this today
Repeat the statement “Māyā cannot touch its waters,” remembering that it refers to the Kāraṇa Ocean.
Ask yourself
What does this verse teach you about the limits of māyā’s reach?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.